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Installing expansion card on the system board

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Figure 78. Installing the filler bracket NOTE: Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system. Next steps 1. Install the expansion card on the system board Installing expansion card on the system board Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions on page 66. Steps 1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation. For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card. 2. If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket. a. Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open. b. Pull the filler bracket upward out of the system. Installing and removing system components 121

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Figure 78. Installing the filler bracket
NOTE:
Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system.
The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
Next steps
1.
Install the expansion card on the system board
Installing expansion card on the system board
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Safety instructions
on page 66.
Steps
1.
Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2.
If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket.
a.
Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open.
b.
Pull the filler bracket upward out of the system.
Installing and removing system components
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